ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦩꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (mangkah, “big and full of milk (breast)”) +‎ s- (“a”), from ꦩ- (ma-) +‎ ꦲꦔ꧀ꦏꦃ (angkah, “expected”).

Noun

ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka)

watermelon

Descendants

→ Malay: semangka
- Indonesian: semangka
- → Ternate: samaka
  - → Sahu: samaka
  - → Tabaru: samaka

Further reading

The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “semangka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

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